14 DAY TRIAL // The folks over at 343 Industries announced early last week that they planned on releasing the announced update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection over the weekend. However, the tentative launch date did not materialize until today.
Those waiting anxiously to download update 1.19.15, which is supposed to fix lots of the matchmaking issues that has been affecting Halo: The Master Chief Collection since its launch, should now check their consoles for availability.
Simply log into Halo: The Master Chief Collection and you should be prompted to download the latest content update. As developers confirmed last week, update 1.19.15 focuses on UI, matchmaking, game-related multiplayer and campaign, controls, as well as stability.
Here are all the changes included in this patch, as confirmed by developer 343 Industries:
MATCHMAKING: - Improved matchmaking search success rates. - Made an update to reduce instances of “Awaiting Privileges” matchmaking errors.
- Made an update to ensure player counts more reliably match the expected numbers for each playlist. - Fixed an issue where player would sometimes appear to be searching in an incorrect “FIND GAME” screen. - Added countdown sound effect to the voting timer.
GENERAL MULTIPLAYER: - Made an update to improve Halo 2: Anniversary network performance, specifically in regards to bandwidth spikes. - Made several improvements to party joining through the in-game Roster. - Made an update to ensure that the mute icon is visible while in Matchmaking. - Fixed an issue in Halo 4 where players could equip the same weapon as their primary and secondary weapons.
GENERAL CAMPAIGNS: - Made several improvements to stat tracking for Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4.
- Made changes to Halo 3 and Halo 4 scoring to ensure that players are not penalized for destroying empty vehicles.
GENERAL MENU: - Lowered the music volume level in multiplayer menus. - Fixed an issue where friend emblems in roster would show up as default when exiting a game session. - Made updates to UI and menus to improve multiplayer status messaging, such as when a player joins your lobby.
CONTROL LAYOUTS: - Made an update to the Halo 2: Anniversary “Legacy” Stick Layout.
STABILITY: - Made stability improvements across multiple titles for campaign and multiplayer.
343 Industries confirmed they would continue to work on additional content update, which will bring further improvements to matchmaking, parties and other features that have been voted by the community.
Developers have turned to players to figure out what playlists will remain in the matchmaking system in the long run, so if you're a fan of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, then you should definitely offer your feedback. Stay tuned for more details on Halo: The Master Chief Collection updates.